World News

A motoring festival in Cheshire will resume today after a 35-year-old pilot was killed when his aircraft fell from the sky during an aerial display. Kevin Whyman, who was married with a young daughter, died in the accident...

Australia says it is encouraged by UN Security Council support for an international criminal tribunal into last year’s MH17 crash.Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has returned to New York to lobby for the establishment of...

President Barack Obama is in Ethiopia on the second leg of his African tour – the first serving US leader to visit the country.He is due to hold talks with government officials and discuss the civil war in South Sudan...

More than 100,000 people have signed a petition against the closure of a beach on the French Riviera to allow Saudi King Salman to holiday in private. The petition insists the public beach in Vallauris should be...

Top Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum security prison for a second time.The Sinaloa cartel chief, who was serving a 20-year sentence, fled through a 1.5km (1 mile) tunnel...

Technology

Apple is warning users of its latest Macbook Pro about an issue with the laptop that may cause data corruption.The tech giant released a firmware update on Wednesday to fix a problem on the laptop’s flash storage...

Several car infotainment systems are vulnerable to a hack attack that could potentially put lives at risk, a leading security company has said.NCC Group said the exploit could be used to seize control of a vehicle’s...

For the first time a supercomputer based in the Middle East has entered the top ten list of the most powerful computers on the planet.The Shaheen II is based at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) in...

Google has removed a malicious app from its Play store that disguised itself as a popular program.The rogue software spoofed BatteryBot Pro, a legitimate app which monitors how much power a smartphone is using. The fake app...

Business

The $1.2bn (£755m) accounting scandal at Toshiba has resulted in the resignations of its chief executive and eight other senior staff. They were announced following the publication of an independent report which concluded the...

Oil prices may have further to fall despite stabilising in recent months – and even beginning to rise modestly – because of a massive oversupply the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The IEA said lower...

The Greek government has extended bank closures and a €60 (£43; $66) daily limit on ATM withdrawals until Monday.The curbs were imposed on 28 June, after a deadlock in bailout talks with creditors led a rush of withdrawals....

Life & Style

Are you planning to buy a property in Mumbai, the city of dreams where everyone wants to buy a house? So before starting the search of a dream house you need to keep few points in your mind to get the best deal available in...

Getting married is easy, but staying married involves ongoing understanding and respect. For example, newlyweds, who marry in the fall season, may soon find that they are at odds regarding tradition and how they respectively...

In today’s global and interconnected world, learning another language can help you immensely in your career, relationships and travel. If you’re on the path to be a bilingual, it pays to know one of the most popular languages...